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Paul Ryan Mocks Senior Citizen Handcuffed At His Town Hall: I Hope Hes Taking His Blood Pressure Medication
By Marie Diamond
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), the author of the House GOP plan to phase out Medicare, does not like it when constituents publicly challenge him. In fact, people who disagree with Ryan have a habit of getting arrested for it. A few weeks ago, several of Ryans unemployed constituents staged a peaceful sit-in at his Kenosha, Wisconsin office to protest his unpopular decision not to hold any free public town halls during the August recess. These constituents didnt think they should have to pay to ask their elected representative a question. Instead of meeting with them, Ryans staff called the police.
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